Improvement of the O2 storage/release rate of YMnO3 nanoparticles synthesized by the polymerized complex method.

YMnO3 nanoparticles with a diameter of ca. 100 nm, which were synthesized by the polymerized complex method, exhibited a high O2 storage/release rate, because nanoparticle morphology increased the O2 accessible surface area of the material. This material with a high O2 storage/release rate is promising as a separator of O2 from air.